2009 Galleries

Nantahala - New Year's Day Paddle : It was a cold way to start the new year; it never got above 40 in the gorge. Today I paddled with Kevin, Darcy, Tim, Jennifer, and Casey. We ran from Ferebee to the Falls. We ended the day with chili at the Almond's!

Nantahala - New Year's Day Paddle

It was a cold way to start the new year; it never got above 40 in the ...

Updated: Mar 17, 2009 11:56am PST

Chattooga - Section 4 - Jan. 2nd : Chattooga Section 4: Friday, January 2nd. Level (internet) 1.58 Bridge gage: 1.4 Paddled with Casey Jones, Tim, Roger, Crunchy, and Kim. Barbara and John paddled with us down to Woodall.

Chattooga - Section 4 - Jan. 2nd

Chattooga Section 4: Friday, January 2nd. Level (internet) 1.58 Bri ...

Updated: Jan 03, 2009 12:50pm PST

Chattooga - Section 4 - Jan. 4th : Chuck's second run of Five Falls; I ran Entrance and walked the rest. Had an epic portage at Jawbone. Today I paddled with Tim Boring, Casey, Tim Wilson, John Franklin, John Blackshire and Kim. The two Tims and Casey were great guides through Five Falls.

Chattooga - Section 4 - Jan. 4th

Chuck's second run of Five Falls; I ran Entrance and walked the rest. ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 6:56pm PST

Upper Nantahala - January 11th :

Upper Nantahala - January 11th

Updated: Mar 17, 2009 12:19pm PST

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 1st :

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 1st

Updated: Feb 09, 2009 6:42pm PST

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 8 : Section 4: 76 Bridge to Camp Creek Today I paddled with Janet, Tim M., and John Holley. From the bridge to Seven Foot Roger also paddled with us. The weather was spectacular; with a high temperature near 65. The water temperature was still winter-like. By mid-afternoon it warmed into the low 50's; in the morning it was in the 40's. The level was just a tad below 1.1 on the bridge gage. The crew, save for John and myself, put in above the Bull to run the single drop.

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 8

Section 4: 76 Bridge to Camp Creek Today I paddled with Janet, Tim M. ...

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 6:00pm PST

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 14th : Today I paddled with Casey and Chris Hipgrave. The skies were overcast and temperatures near 50; the water temperature in the low 40's in the morning. We maintained a fast pace throughout day, except at the lake. We paddled in an 1:15 from the beach below the Bull to the mouth of Stekoa Creek. In another 30 minutes we were at the rocky beach at the bend above Camp Creek. You could see the wildwater influence on the trip :-)

Chattooga - Section 4 - Feb. 14th

Today I paddled with Casey and Chris Hipgrave. The skies were overca ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2009 5:04pm PST

Chattooga - Section 3.5 - Feb. 28th : We had high hopes for paddling Warwoman Creek today, but the significant rain went to our south and to our north. Chris, Scott, John Holly, Amanda, Janet and I all met at the bridge; the level was just above 1.4 on the bridge gage, with no real chance of hitting 2 ft. by Noon. We all decided for a 3.5 run! Saturday was overcast with light rain for most of the day. The water was still cool, not above 50, but the air temperatures did break 50 in the afternoon. We set out from Thrifts Ferry just after 11AM.

Chattooga - Section 3.5 - Feb. 28th

We had high hopes for paddling Warwoman Creek today, but the significa ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2009 4:18pm PST

AWC March Meeting: Creeking Presentation by Rob Barham : Rob Barham from the NOC gave a presentation on creeking at the March AWC meeting. It was a packed house.

AWC March Meeting: Creeking Presentation by Rob Barham

Rob Barham from the NOC gave a presentation on creeking at the March A ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2009 5:15am PST

Metro Chattahoochee - March 8th : Tim Boring, Jennifer Green, and I spent a marathon day on the Metro Hooche - hard to believe, but nearly four hours! We put in at Powers Ferry and run down to Paces Ferry. We were all in our long boats, Green, Pirouette, and the Speeder. Our mode for the day was to paddle down and then attain back up! Unless we found a surf wave or a rock to play with!

Metro Chattahoochee - March 8th

Tim Boring, Jennifer Green, and I spent a marathon day on the Metro Ho ...

Updated: Mar 08, 2009 7:51pm PST

Cheoah - March 14th :

Cheoah - March 14th

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 9:14pm PST

Lower Santeetlah - March 15th : Lower Santeetlah Creek - SR 1127 to Santeetlah Lake Today I paddled with Tim Boring, Kevin Sisson, Wayner, Amanda, Tonya, and Brett. We had drizzle in the early afternoon, but the rain did stop. Later in the afternoon, the temperature warmed to 60 and there was some clear sky. It was a beautiful day; thankfully, we had enough rain to bring up the Santeetlah. As noted by Bob and David Benner in Carolina Whitewater most of the action is in the mile and one-half section below the SR 1127 Bridge. We put on in the group camping area just above the bridge.

Lower Santeetlah - March 15th

Lower Santeetlah Creek - SR 1127 to Santeetlah Lake Today I paddled w ...

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 8:48pm PST

Yellow River - March 18th : We put in at 6:30PM. Temperatures were in the low 70's and the water temperature was 59 (it felt like the low 60's). We played our way down the river, running out of daylight just before the Falls. Thankfully, that is where we planned to take out!

Yellow River - March 18th

We put in at 6:30PM. Temperatures were in the low 70's and the water ...

Updated: Mar 20, 2009 10:46pm PST

Nantahala - First Day of Spring : Today I paddled with David Sinks, Shannon, and Richard (who joined us at the river). The day was clear with temperatures near 60; it did get colder through the afternoon. We put on at Ferebee and caught every eddy and played every wave down to Surfer's. The sun was behind the gorge and the cold front was moving in; so we booked from there down to the Falls.

Nantahala - First Day of Spring

Today I paddled with David Sinks, Shannon, and Richard (who joined us ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 6:36pm PST

Warwoman Creek : Paddled today with Tim Boring, Jennifer, John Holly, and Casey Jones. The temperatures warmed to the low 50's just after Noon, but cooled through the afternoon to 43! The level was just above 3' (for the Chattooga); it was at 4" on the bridge gauge on Earl's Ford Road for Warwoman; it was at 2" when we returned. The Creek is beautiful; we ran the section from the bride to the ford. There are three significant drops (Class 3) in the first half: Mattress (3+), the Hump, and Pin Ball. There was quite a bit of wood on the trip; at least six river wide strainers. Most we could boof over; two we needed a limbo move. Casey and Tim did a great job in scouting ahead for any and all lines, there were a couple, blocked with wood.

Warwoman Creek

Paddled today with Tim Boring, Jennifer, John Holly, and Casey Jones. ...

Updated: Mar 31, 2009 5:27pm PST

Yellow River - Wednesday Evening Run :

Yellow River - Wednesday Evening Run

Updated: Apr 10, 2009 9:12pm PST

Chattooga - Section 3 - April 25th : Saturday was a beautiful day, with temperatures reaching near 80; the water temperature was still cool. The level at the bridge gage was 1.75. Today I paddled with Tim, Jennifer, and Scott.

Chattooga - Section 3 - April 25th

Saturday was a beautiful day, with temperatures reaching near 80; the ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2009 6:29am PST

Chattooga: Earl's to Sandy - April 26th :

Chattooga: Earl's to Sandy - April 26th

Updated: Apr 27, 2009 6:47pm PST

AWC Nantahala Trip - May 2nd :

AWC Nantahala Trip - May 2nd

Updated: May 07, 2009 6:13pm PST

Yellow River : Friday evening paddle with Scott Houser; we put on just below the old bridge and ran down through the Falls. We took out just below the bridge. The water temperature was 70 degrees and the temperatures were in the high 70's. The river was at 321 cfs at 6PM.

Yellow River

Friday evening paddle with Scott Houser; we put on just below the old ...

Updated: May 08, 2009 7:46pm PST

Scout Clinic - NE Gwinnett Venture Crew :

Scout Clinic - NE Gwinnett Venture Crew

Updated: May 10, 2009 6:52pm PST

Ocoee Playtime : Saturday was a beautiful day on the Ocoee; there was no rain and no thunderstorms. Stacy Stone and I were there for a NOC class Wayner. We put in at the ramp and Stacy styled the left line. Chuck opted for the right line; first time I have run Entrance in a year; thanks Wayner! We stopped at the first wave at Staging Eddy to check out the surf. The wave was not clean; so we pressed on down the wave before the drop. There Stacy styled her ferry; Chuck had a chance to work on a combat roll :-) We paddled down the wave below Whirly Bird; it too wouldn't hold you for very long. We then paddled down to Broken Nose. We sat for the longest time in Eddy 1 as a flotilla of rafts came downstream. Stacy had a beautiful peel out and ran the main line clean. Chuck went for ferry to Eddy 2 but then leaked out into the drop for the sneak. We all met below the island; Wayner said that Eddy's 3 and 5 were pretty much washed out.

Ocoee Playtime

Saturday was a beautiful day on the Ocoee; there was no rain and no th ...

Updated: Sep 03, 2009 8:09am PST

Nantahala - May 16th : Paddled the Nantahala with Scott Houser, John Holly, and two aspiring Boy Scout instructors, Jeff and Hudson. It was their first run of the Nantahala. The day was overcast and cool. We put in above Patton's Run and the guys had great runs down to the concrete beach.

Nantahala - May 16th

Paddled the Nantahala with Scott Houser, John Holly, and two aspiring ...

Updated: May 18, 2009 8:52pm PST

REI Duckyfest on the Nantahala :

REI Duckyfest on the Nantahala

Updated: Jun 04, 2009 7:48pm PST

Wilson Creek : Tim, Jennifer, and I joined Rob Barham for an one-day NOC Creeking Clinic at Wilson Creek. The temperatures were in the 80's, the water temperature was in the high 60s. This was my first time to this spectacular gorge. The water level was -0.4

Wilson Creek

Tim, Jennifer, and I joined Rob Barham for an one-day NOC Creeking Cli ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 4:29pm PST

Chattooga - 3.5 - June 13th : This Saturday, Tim, Jennifer, and I paddled 3.5 - the level on the bridge gage was 1.65 - a fun level!

Chattooga - 3.5 - June 13th

This Saturday, Tim, Jennifer, and I paddled 3.5 - the level on the br ...

Updated: Jun 21, 2009 9:34am PST

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Friday : This was the CCC Week of Rivers warmup on the Nantahala. Today I paddled with Brett Harrison and Doug, joined briefly by Joe and Chris. We put in at Ferebee and played our way down to Falls.

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Friday

This was the CCC Week of Rivers warmup on the Nantahala. Today I pa ...

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 7:26pm PST

CCC - WOR - Pigeon - Saturday : Larry Ausley led our happy band down the Dirty Bird. It was a hot and humid summer day, with temperatures near 90; the water was refreshing. In our group was Gabriella, Janet, Tim, Jill and others. We often blended in and out of the other CCC group and Atlanta Whitewater.

CCC - WOR - Pigeon - Saturday

Larry Ausley led our happy band down the Dirty Bird. It was a hot an ...

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 7:38pm PST

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Sunday :

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Sunday

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 8:16pm PST

CCC - WOR - Chattooga 3.5 :

CCC - WOR - Chattooga 3.5

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 8:51pm PST

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Tuesday :

CCC - WOR - Nantahala Tuesday

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 9:45pm PST

Nantahala Birthday Bash - July 3rd : Today was Kevin's birthday. Darcy, Quinn, Kevin and myself put in at the top. This was also Quinn's first run of the entire river, including the Falls. We spent some quality time at both the "secret spin wave" and at PBR - Quinn loves that wave! We finished with dinner at River's End, sundaes at Slow Joes, some foamie action, and Roman in the duck.

Nantahala Birthday Bash - July 3rd

Today was Kevin's birthday. Darcy, Quinn, Kevin and myself put in at ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2009 9:47am PST

Hell Hole - July 12th :

Hell Hole - July 12th

Updated: Jul 13, 2009 5:40pm PST

Ocoee - Slice n' Dice : I finished my short run of the Ocoee with an extended "park and play" session at Slice n' Dice. Joining on in the shredding fun was Janet, Stacy (on a TVCC trip), Mike, Hal, and many others. Thank you Stacy for being the team photographer for me.

Ocoee - Slice n' Dice

I finished my short run of the Ocoee with an extended "park and play" ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2009 9:36pm PST

Ocoee - Staging Eddy to Slice n' Dice : Slice n' Dice fun Today was a combination of a short river run, from Staging Eddy to Slice n' Dice, and a park and play session. I met up with Janet, Amy, Roger, Joe, and Peter Chau at Staging Eddy. There was serious play going on at the hole below Whirlybird; and at the pulsing wave below. We spent more than an hour and half there before pressing on down to Gonzo Shoals.

Ocoee - Staging Eddy to Slice n' Dice

Slice n' Dice fun Today was a combination of a short river run, from ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2009 8:44pm PST

Ocoee -- Sunday July 19th : Today Scott and I paddled with Robert, Gretchen and Amy. We were also joined by raft upon raft; I told Robert we had more rafts today than on the 4th of July!

Ocoee -- Sunday July 19th

Today Scott and I paddled with Robert, Gretchen and Amy. We were als ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2009 7:02pm PST

Ocoee - "Shannon's First Descent" : Today I paddled with Shannon McGuigan, Spencer Muse, and Kevin Sisson; Jay Manalo joined us from Goforth down. The weather was dreary at the put-in with light rain. By the time we reached Goforth we had blue sky and sunshine! The level at Noon was 1,404 and the river continued to rise through the day; by the time we took off at 5PM it was 1,953. This was Shannon's first descent of the Ocoee in an open boat. She styled the river from Entrance to Powerhouse, running the main lines (when her guides took the cheats :-) ), making ferries, and catching eddies. She even had the chance to help out with a rescue :-)

Ocoee - "Shannon's First Descent"

Today I paddled with Shannon McGuigan, Spencer Muse, and Kevin Sisson; ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2009 9:10pm PST

Ocoee - August 7th "Ocoee's First Descent" : Today I paddled today with Stacy, Adrianne, and Christine; joined by special guests from Washington, D.C.- Sheila Chapelle and three of her sons, Seth, Sean, and Ocoee, Sarah, and Jason. Today was also a special day for Ocoee (who is 9), it was his first descent of his namesake's river. Sheila and Sarah were in a shredder; Seth in a C-1, and the rest of us in kayaks.

Ocoee - August 7th "Ocoee's First Descent"

Today I paddled today with Stacy, Adrianne, and Christine; joined by ...

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 5:16am PST

Ocoee - Scout Instructors - August 8th :

Ocoee - Scout Instructors - August 8th

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 5:59pm PST

Cartecay - BSA Venture Crew 327 : River trip - second day of the BSA weekend Whitewater Course - Venture Crew's first whitewater trip

Cartecay - BSA Venture Crew 327

River trip - second day of the BSA weekend Whitewater Course - Ventur ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2009 7:02pm PST

Tuck with Britt, Debbie, Wendy and Tom :

Tuck with Britt, Debbie, Wendy and Tom

Updated: Sep 02, 2009 7:39pm PST

Upper Nantahala - Sept. 20th : Level 370-430

Upper Nantahala - Sept. 20th

Level 370-430

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 7:25pm PST

Oconaluftee : Paddled with Wayner the upper section of the Oconaluftee (from mile 0.4 to 3.6) on Monday, Sept. 28th. Level on the gage, at Noon, 1,030. A fun level for some class 2-3 creeking; this section is very much like the Upper Nanty. We had some wood, but always an eddy before hand.

Oconaluftee

Paddled with Wayner the upper section of the Oconaluftee (from mile 0. ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 6:44pm PST

Wilson Creek :

Wilson Creek

Updated: Oct 19, 2009 8:52pm PST

Chattooga - Section 3 :

Chattooga - Section 3

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 5:31pm PST

Chattooga - Section 3 - Nov. 29 2009 : Level was 2.1 and the temperatures pushed into the low 60's; Today I paddled with Casey, Tim Boring, Scott Houser, and Patt Kessler

Chattooga - Section 3 - Nov. 29 2009

Level was 2.1 and the temperatures pushed into the low 60's; Today I ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2009 10:04pm PST

Cascades on the Nantahala : Tim Boring and Casey Jones on the Cascades; Saturday, November 28th. Running the Horns of God through Big Kahuna.

Cascades on the Nantahala

Tim Boring and Casey Jones on the Cascades; Saturday, November 28th. ...

Updated: Nov 30, 2009 7:55pm PST

Cheoah - Nov. 28th :

Cheoah - Nov. 28th

Updated: Dec 03, 2009 8:43am PST